The Dillon tribune., 1887-05-20

none of yours. We are strangers since
! YOU wrecked that bark ;.
.ITold your tongue" hc hissed, ''0r II
| will bc bad for you and your baby iace''
kirl yonder. I suppose you know she i
! engaged to nlcs'
! ..1D you!' exclaimed. ''Oh. heaven
! forgive you such u story! Why. she hates'
you!'
..Does she, Then she'll have to change
| her mind. have her promise, in ws't'ne,
! more than eighteen months olu; ana u
| was never rctrncted. can c'n'm ner-
| or''---
cor WHAT" 1 asked, trembling ut his
eyes as. they searched me thr"ugh--'oT
WHAT
'.Or shell not live to marry any ore
else! Do you suppose l didn't know
she has come away to avoM
me? Yes, she has: but Gideon Grasper Is
not the man IN give up his sweetheart
I've suffered enough for her already. Now
10 and tell her, if you like. But, mind, !
am at your elbow, and can have you af'
rested at any moment, II ! please, as
Russian Nihilists."
"You're q demon, Gideon Graspcf-n
malignant demon: that's what you Are:'
"Then I'll act the character, you 'noy
depend, Mrs. Farmer. so he warned. you
and Miss Babyfacc!
He turned away, and l waitett until
he had disappeared amongst the other
passengers. Then came aft again, ami
Mt once perceived that something had
happened TO Miss Katie and Mr.. Neville
There was Il slyncss in her manner, and
n sort of proprietary, proud like look in
his face, which convinced me that he had
:Mcn saying something sentimental, and
she showed she understood it.
But they must not be engaged. The
threat Of Gideon Grasper had been too
significant would have intcrferetl hal
not the bout stopped ut our landing place.
We went ashore. Gideon Grasper was
not there. | began to breathe more freely.
We went to the hotel Ill together; and
when we reached Miss katic's room. she
turned and said:
'Mrs. Farmer, think it only right I"
tell you, who have always been SO good to
me. that Full meal, Mr.. Fulcher Ncv-
ille--has proposed to ,nc, and have told
him that
"You promised Gideon ';rasper II year
or 50 ago." whispered.
Mrs Farmer, you are unkind-
rude! l told Mr Neville that il he
held to his opinion in three months.
would become engaged to hnl--if didn't
change my mind she added with
laugh.
''Miss Kate, excuse me: I'm an elderly
wonlan-lcustways, u married woman
,ead him ON too far. DO make up your
desperate
''l.et him le wholly desperate, thcn.''
she replied airily 'Am l not to nn,usc
myself at all: Mr. Grasper. intlee'':''
''lfe is u determined man. miss
veutured.
$50 am l u determined WOMAN, l.ucy-
IL l may call you SOL defy Gideon
Grasper and all his works. shall 10
rs please!'
After awhile We r,WCln't our dcst ina
ton; and to this day IN, not certain
whether the place was in the Tyroi or
Swisslan0. soy ''was''-not is-for not
vestigc Of tho village remains to tell The
tale which know to be so true. Zwei-
bergthal was the place, and there arc two
mountains, ono on each side of it. fine,
rugged, snow clad, FIR fringed mountains,
much bigger than our cOuntry'S hills. hut
not 50 green and rounded.
We found Miss k,itie'a relations living
on what they call Il pension, though the
family are we'll of, toO; and what the
'pensiOn" il for | can't say. Mr. and
Miss Neville also came to the same board.
ing house, and need hardly tell you that
they weEo falling fast into love. It was
q plain AZ possible. He was \ pleasant,
well spoken gentleman, and Miss Kate
was ~ charming, aud. | must say. "A
careless as ever.
One day she aud had aacem!csl u uttle
way up ono 0e the Zweiberxs-I can't tell
their real names: something about 4
''stock." We had climbed up, alone, for
q wonder, and while was resting Miss
Katie went ON little farther. She had
been gone some time when heard u
scream above me, and looking up saw
her running down, pursued by strange
man, who, uS he came nearer, perceived
was Gideon Grasper.
lilo WAS excited and angry. He yelled
at her to halt, but she only ran the faster,
passing me without stopping. Gideon
saw me i'll his way, and halted ~ l held
out my arn to check HIM He was glar-
ing like wild bull; the man was going
mad, believe.
''She shall never bc his---neverr' he
screamed. If have to move the noun
tains tO fall on her she shall die"'
| Then he turned away toward the snow,
which lay thickly above us. glnting in
the hot sun
Hot. indeed! II was beautifully warm
and to think Of SO much heat near SC
much SNOW was wonderful. l said al
much to tho man at the ''pcnsion. who
spoke some English.
Yes said he: lit is hot, great tlea
to" hot for the time Of year We dom,
Ike it."
I'VE do. said !; and OF l walked
thinking there was something odd in hi
manner.
found Miss Katie all of u ,remble
Gideon had frightened her, and threat